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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
3
News briefs report earthquakes in Woodland California and varied events from Toky o to St Louis. Included are government actions on defense, labor strife at Chileno, port artillery rumors, and notable arrests, celebrations, and speeches affecting politics, industry, and society.
A Chicago study links poor cooking to many wife desertions and widespread drunkenness. The piece argues against enforcing dietary fads on families, urging women to respect individual tastes, even if alternatives are chosen for themselves.
In Duirinish parish on the Isle of Skye three basaltic pillars rise from the sea near Jidrigill Point. The tallest reaches about 900 feet, the others about 100 feet high. Perforated pillars lie near Loch Bracadale and Loch Eynort. Locals call them Maidens, the mother and her daughters, and Sir Walter Scott noted their likeness to Norse riders.
Dr Lasker the chess champion tells Minneapolis Journal reporter that chess played in moderation improves health. He notes many top players live long but warns nervous people should not play at night as it disturbs sleep and work. He compares chess to athletics as beneficial for a normal man and claims chess players live longer than athletes.
A leuten ant of the 12th army corps in Dresden faced charges of disturbing the public peace and aiding a police officer but was discharged. The officer was drunk and his conduct extreme, yet police reportedly did not take him to the police station, described as a place for civilians only.
A Kansan recounts relief after switching from coffee to Postum. They describe years of headaches, nervousness, rheumatic pain, heart concerns, and yellowed skin before trying Postum. After two years on Postum, health improved, with no migraine or bed days, and family notes its pleasant taste. The testimonial cites Postum Co. Battle Creek and promotes The Road to Wellville.
Newberry chief of police Harrie testifies to relief from chronic kidney pain and backache after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports improved kidney secretions and sleep after two boxes and offers free trials by Foster Milburn Co. Also notes New York assembly conflict over a new gavel and a Colorado Midland Railway promotion with low summer round trips to western destinations.
A historical note questions the label Dead River for a western Kennebec branch, arguing the river mostly meanders through meadows and only seems motionless when water is low, countering sensational beliefs about gloom. The excerpt also references a mix of advertisements and stray items from early 1900s-era newspapers.
Grocers refuse to stock Defiance Starch due to a remaining stock of 12 brands that cannot be sold to customers who have used the 16 on vke. Balt Water Statistics. For thirty years the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries has studied Uncle Sam's salt-water farm, its products, and the workers involved.
An Austrian surgeon Dr Adolph Lorenz discusses treatment limits for mature cripples and notes that if cures removed recipients from pension rolls, few would seek relief. The remark reflects views at a gathering of physicians reported by the New York Mail and Express. Also promoting Defiance Starch contest offering travel tickets to the St Louis Exposition to women who send in trade marks.
Dealers outline two methods for teaching parrots to talk. A darkened room with repetitive phrases risks distraction in light. Also notes deer in Scotland growing tame amid severe weather and farmers shooting deer near Lochcarron. Mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and the Northern Railroad with a southern terminus at Lulea in Northern Sweden.
Nellie Holmes of Buffalo urges women to rely on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after relief from menorrhagia back pain fatigue and insomnia. She cites improved health appetite and weight gain and warns to avoid other medicines in favor of the famous remedy.
Mrs. John Mitchell Clark of New York discovers a concave piano top shaped like a brass vial’s upper side to collect and distribute tone, potentially reviving interest in the square piano for drawing rooms. The design, likened to Louis XV furniture, aims for flexibility and lasting resonance without fragility. Defiance Starch note appears as product mention for stability rather than music.
A survey by George Brandes notes about 10 000 novels appear yearly worldwide with Germany 2000 Great Britain 1500 Russia 1000 America higher, France 600 Italy and Spain 100 each Japan 460 India 200 and other regions. In twenty years US and Europe have doubled book output, challenging libraries to hold ten years of publications.
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